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Contribution of Glycosaminoglycans to the Microstructural Integrity of Fibrillar and Fiber Crimps in Tendons and Ligaments

The biomechanical roles of both tendons and ligaments are fulfilled by the extracellular matrix of these tissues. In particular, tension is mainly transmitted and resisted by protein (collagen, elastin) fibers, whereas compression is opposed by water-soluble glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). GAGs spanning...

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Publicado en:ScientificWorldJournal
Main Authors: Franchi, Marco, De Pasquale, Viviana, Martini, Désirée, Quaranta, Marilisa, Macciocca, Maria, Dionisi, Alessio, Ottani, Vittoria
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2010
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5763726/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20890582
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.192
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